Overview
- Scott Howard was convicted of firearms, Class A supply and prison smuggling offences and sentenced to 21 years and two months at Liverpool Crown Court.
- The group ran the "Wong" and "Won Chin" graft lines in Rice Lane, with prosecutors identifying an upstream EncroChat supplier using the handle "Sacred Truck."
- A Skorpion submachine gun recovered from a Walton flat was linked to two 2022 shootings, and DNA connected Gary Bell and Stephen Moore to the weapon.
- Police later found a converted, silenced Zoraki 917 handgun and ammunition after tracking Howard near Rice Lane in April 2023.
- The judge also jailed Liam Duffy for eight years and Terry Riley for six years, while Anthony Nelson has pleaded guilty and awaits sentencing as prosecutors detailed extensive drone drops into HMP Liverpool valued at up to £312,000.